Most Bizarre Cures for Insomnia I Ever Heard Of

If you are one of the millions of Americans who struggle to sleep at night, you should be interested in the most bizarre cures for insomnia ever.

I'm one of the lucky ones who generally doesn't have any trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep. However, the other night, after telling my wife I would be asleep in five minutes, it was more than an hour before sleep came.

I was happy to finally get to sleep because I wasn't too thrilled about trying out one of these strange remedies for insomnia from calm.com. It used to be we just counted sheep to help get us to sleep. Nothing as weird as these strange cures.

If you are having trouble sleeping, try one of these cures and then let me know if it worked. Hey, you never know. The ranking of these remedies is based upon votes in a calm.com poll.

1] Rubbing dog's ear wax on your teeth

2] Eating sea slug entrails before bed

3]  Drinking a potion containing the bile of a castrated boar  

4] Rubbing dormouse/field mouse fat on the soles of your feet

5] Lathering your hair in yellow soap

6] Eating fried lettuce before bed
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6] Drinking a brew of lettuce opium     

8] Eating a raw onion before bed

9] Pointing your bed northwards

10] Watching a video of a crossword puzzle tournament

11] Curling and uncurling your toes
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11] Drinking cinnamon and banana tea

The ear wax idea apparently goes back to the 15th century. Folks have been doing it for centuries, though I don't know any of them personally. In fact, I don't know anyone who has ever tried any of these insomnia remedies. At least they have never admitted to it.

March 10 is Insomnia Awareness Day. I'm sure if you suffer from insomnia you are pretty well aware of it but you are not alone. About 40% of the adult population in the U.S. suffers from insomnia at least occasionally.

If you try any of these cures for insomnia please let me know. That's one story I definitely want to hear!